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they_o with_o the_o addition_n of_o pestilent_a poison_v popish_a mixture_n do_v slow_a out_o again_o as_o oft_o as_o the_o papal_a antichrist_n and_o his_o instrument_n do_v thereby_o hope_v either_o to_o infest_v or_o to_o infect_v the_o evangelicall_n or_o reform_v church_n i_o will_v name_v only_o two_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n wherein_o the_o papal_a antichi_v and_o heretical_a antichrist_n have_v not_o abode_n 1._o it_o be_v a_o doctrine_n of_o christ_n that_o christ_n be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n the_o papal_a antichrist_n and_o heretical_a antichrist_n do_v not_o in_o direct_a term_n deny_v it_o for_o both_o use_v the_o name_n of_o christ_n in_o their_o word_n and_o writing_n and_o some_o of_o they_o in_o word_n say_v so_o much_o yet_o because_o the_o apostle_n call_v they_o deceiver_n the_o word_n signify_v such_o who_o profess_v the_o cozen_a of_o other_o even_o while_o other_o 〈◊〉_d 2._o epist_n john_n 2._o 7._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d look_n on_o they_o and_o antichrist_n who_o do_v not_o confess_v that_o jesus_n christ_n be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n therefore_o it_o be_v certain_a that_o though_o some_o of_o they_o profess_v it_o yet_o both_o do_v consequent_o deny_v it_o in_o some_o of_o their_o tenant_n the_o papal_a antichrist_n and_o his_o adherent_n acknowledge_v in_o word_n that_o christ_n be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n but_o while_o they_o maintain_v that_o the_o bread_n and_o wine_n in_o the_o lord_n supper_n be_v turn_v into_o the_o very_a body_n and_o blood_n corporal_a of_o christ_n they_o thereby_o affirm_v that_o christ_n body_n be_v make_v of_o bread_n and_o wine_n and_o so_o do_v implicire_o deny_v that_o christ_n be_v at_o such_o a_o time_n come_v to_o they_o in_o the_o flesh_n until_o that_o very_a instant_n be_v come_v wherein_o the_o priest_n utter_v the_o word_n of_o consecration_n some_o heretical_a antichrist_n say_v that_o christ_n be_v come_v in_o the_o flesh_n but_o when_o they_o be_v ask_v what_o